Uncategorized admin on 17 Jan 2002 08:00 am
Eh, whatever.
I kinda feel like I should post something here, seein’s-as-how it’s been a couple of weeks since the last post. Here are some things I thought about posting but never got around to…
I saw a cool sig on Usenet (Gavin somebody):"Welcome to Rivendell… Mr. Anderson."*
I spent a lot of time on Usenet, in general, and continue to go through blank CDs like candy. The local news server is more or less fully functional now so I am back to just using that and EasyNews. Those losers at NewsFeebs (sic) can sell shoddy news feeds to someone else, thanks.
Speaking of CDs, the new Toast Titanium update doesn’t have that nasty little bug that caused the app to crash and hold the CD hostage until the computer was restarted. Instead of quitting other apps and burning at 8X I now burn CDs at 12x while simultaneously downloading news, listening to MP3s, cracking RC5-64, and web surfing. Amen.
The car bumper fix was a bit cheaper than the estimate, coming in at just under $700.
My DVDs aren’t here yet and I’m getting a little peeved. They have shipped though, or so they claim.
My new chair is here but thanks to the spectacularly bad packing job, and unkind shipping, the swivel mechanism on one of the arms was broken and the back is just a little bit crooked. I called the chair people and new parts are on the way. It’s not quite as"solid"as the $450 chair from HOM but I wasn’t in the mood to spend $450 at this juncture, and this chair certainly isn’t going to fall apart like the last one.
My student loan balance is $409.75. I might get crazy and just pay that off, lest Sallie Mae decides to lower my payment yet again to drag it out more. My payments started at $80, then went to $72, then dropped to $50."How ’bout I just send you a fucking check, it’s only $400 dammit!"The new iMac is OK in my book. It just needs R2-D2 decals for the dome. I especially like how the high-end model has a DVD burner, a faster G4 processor, and an LCD display but only costs $200 more than the G4 Quicksilver I bought mere months ago.
I am waiting semi-patiently for the official launch of the new web site from Erik. I know the new URL and it’s lookin’ good so far.
While it is still technically possible it is unlikely that I’ll get to bed by 1am for the 10th day in a row. Last week my work start time fell within a tight 4-hour range — skewed somewhat by getting there at 6:30am on Monday for a server change.
* Watch"The Matrix"and"The Lord of the Rings"if you don’t get why that’s drop dead funny.